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Hello from the Spatial Media LBSzone...
According to the latest research, GPS in consumer, business, and industrial environments such as telematics and
asset tracking will continue to grow - to the tune of more than 900 million users by 2013... is the future really that
bright? A number of companies are chasing this market... just today Helio launched yet another cool device, the
Mysto. The hot and cool selling feature is GPS! This nifty, convereged, slider boasts 2 GPS aware services (WHERE
and TellMe), MP3 player, loads of memory and much more... nice price point too! Ever wonder where the most
"mobile" cities are? According to WCities (think mobile guide) the most mobile places in the World are New York,
London, and Paris (what... Fort Collins isn't in there??). More bizness news as FindWhere has scooped up 2005 LBS
Challenge winner, LiveContacts. About the app... with FindWhere Mobile, individual cell phone users can share their
location and related media content from their mobile phone with their social network - indeed even more validation
for the LBS Challenge! Finally, at MacWorld this week attendees (and iPhone users) were invited to take part in a
mobile treasure hunt sponsored by iPling...
imagine how cool this would be if iPhone was GPS-enabled?? PS: don't forget to also check out our blog... recent posts include details of a prepaid mobile
model via Android, Garmin evangelizing GPS via Super Bowl (again), and the very interesting Nokia Research
sensors project. Have a great day.
The new Helio Mysto
[Send your comments, announcements, tips, tricks, gripes, or kudos to Glenn
or simply contact info@lbszone.com]
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RECENT LBSZONE FEATURES & Top NEWS
You'll find regular feature articles, commentary, application spotlights, developer zone tips and other original feature
content at
LBSzone. We're also open to your article submissions so if you have an LBS focused paper, solution, case study, or
other article
feel free to contact us and send us your submission - info@lbszone.com is open 24/7 around the Globe!
Mobile Device Spotlight... Helio Mysto
- Helio today released Mysto, an ultra-thin slider featuring two New GPS Search Services. With Helio you don't have
a contract with the likes of AT&T, T-mobile etc... rather, you go through them. They also are promoting heavily teh
fact that the device comes with 2 GPS services provided by WHERE and TellME... "With the introduction of WHERE
and Tellme, Mysto expands on Helio's line-up of GPS-enabled services that already include geo-tagged images and
videos uploaded to Flickr and YouTube, Buddy Beacon, Google Maps for mobile and Garmin Mobile". Users are
treated to a 2 megapixel camera, GPS services, Bluetooth
WHERE application is now live on
MetroPCS - The WHERE application is now live on MetroPCS although no formal news of this has been
released yet. With the Buddy Beacon news from the uLocate team, I decided to check their site for more info. With
WHERE location enabled widgets, you drag widgets like your local weather forecast, Yelp, Eventful, Burger King, AIM
Buddy Finder and more from the web to your handset, or discover them directly on your phone.
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LBSzone NEWS & INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
GPS Wireless 2008 Set For March, Early Registration Deadline Approaches
GPS Devices and Systems Will Surpass 900 Million Unit Shipments by 2013, Says ABI Research
Helio Introduces Mysto
DeLorme Reaches Key Milestone in GIS Sales to Energy Markets
WHERE Launches on Helio
Apple Enhances Revolutionary iPhone with Software Update
Questar Gas Chooses MapFrame as their Mobile Mapping and Field Automation Provider
Tigerpaw?s Latest Release Sets New Standards
WCITIES Reveals Top 20 Cities for Mobiles - Nokia N95, iPhone, BlackBerry Users Like Cityguides
New Pocket Express Delivers the Best Travel Services for Apple iPhone and iTouch
FindWhere Acquires Navteq Global LBS Challenge Finalist
Project Android capable of changing the prepaid mobile model forever
PetSafe Introduces GPS Locator Always Know the Location of Your Dog 24 Hours a Day
Blog - Garmin to Open Wallet Again for Super Bowl?
GSMA and the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) join forces at this year's GSMA event
New Genesis is First Hyundai to Offer XM NavTraffic Real-Time Traffic Service
iPling Announces Mobile Treasure Hunt at San Francisco Macworld Expo Jan. 15-17
PGP Corporation Updates PGP Encryption Platform for Seamless Enterprise Data Protection
a la Mobile Demonstrates Android Platform on HTC Qtek 9090 Smartphone
WHERE application is now live on MetroPCS
IMGawards and Location-Based Games, Urban and Pervasive games
Samsung delivers world's largest BlueZone at the Sydney Festival
Mobile Development and The Challenges of Open
Blog Away on your Nokia N95 with wavelog (for WordPress)
GPS Fleet Management Leader Unveils Dynamic Next Generation Vehicle Tracking Software
Real-life Location Based Social Network at the CES 2008, Las Vegas
Columbus Signs Important Agreement with Location-Based Services Leader: Ituran
Nokia CTO Bob Iannucci Offers up New Year podcast - The Future of Mobility
DMTI Spatial Releases Beta version of a Location Intelligence Developer's Zone
Weather Channel Interactive Introduces New Weather Mapplet for Google Maps
ALL-NEW iPhone Developer Summit 2008 East in NYC
Exciting 2008 International CES Puts Latest Technologies Center Stage
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EVENT UPDATES
Browse this section to learn about mobile technology / wireless industry conferences, training, seminars, webinars,
and relevant
events. Feel free to make a suggestion for future consideration or contact us to promote your event.
GPS Wireless 2008
More than 200 mobile information professionals from the largest automobile manufacturers, wireless carriers,
mobile electronics vendors, homeland defense and computer companies will meet March 13-14 for GPS-Wireless
20078 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel near San Francisco Airport.
Mobile Rules! -
From Nokia... it's Mobile Rules! Designed for those innovative minds. The goal of the competition is to further drive
the aspects of miniaturization, green technologies, and performance in Mobile technologies - deadline for entries is
25th January 2008
Mobile World Congress -
Where conventional trade shows fall short, the GSMA Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM World Congress)
provides an ideal personal experience and environment for networking with a select circle of mobile professionals
who can positively impact your business. Feb 11-14, 2008, Barcelona
The Navteq LBS
Challenge
Develop... Dream... Win... this year's North American and European challenges have kicked off. APAC
Registration Opens
October 29. Thinking about entering but need an LBS Platform?? Check out the Autodesk Location Services
Developer
Program
Send your event info to editor[at]gisuser.com
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Recent notes from the AnyGeo Blog & The Glenn 95
Blog
Sun Microsystems to
buy MySQL
ESRI Business
Partners available for a 2-3 yr contract?
Android, and the
prepaid Mobile Model
Garmin
opens wallet to promote GPS to all
Event of interest -
O'Reilly Graphing Social Patterns (GSP), West
The
eco-friendly Nokia and the sensor project
DID-U-KNOW... you can follow our Nokia N95 tips and items of interest via this
N95 User Blog.
SUGGESTED READING
Cable & Satellite International -
Convergence is an overused, and sometimes misunderstood, term by the industry, but it is real and finally
happening. We aim to cover these impacts as silos break down and end-users begin to consume the same digital
content across multiple platforms.
Trends in Malware: 2007 Security Threat
Report - The Sophos Security Threat Report July 2007 examines in detail the latest trends in malware
for the last six months, and also confirms that cybercriminals are turning to the web as their main vector of attack.
If you are responsible for network security at your business you cannot afford not to find out more and download
this detailed report.
Everything you always wanted to know about
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